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An archaic bronze incense burner and cover, boshanlu
559 Han dynasty
360 | Bonhams The phoenix cast with wings spread wide, standing above two chi
dragons strangling a tortoise within a concaved dish, all supporting a
large semi-spherical cup, the pierced cover depicting a mountainous
scene featuring a figure with cart traveling upwards, and deer prancing
in dense forests, a hunter fighting with a mythical beast.
23.1cm high. (2).
HK$40,000 - 60,000
US$5,200 - 7,700

漢 青銅博山熏爐

See an excavated example of a boshanlu also supported on a bird,
unearthed in Shanxi province in 1982, illustrated in Zhongguo
Qingtongqi Quanji 12. Qin Han, Beijing, 1998, p.129, no.127.

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An archaic bronze incense burner and cover, boshanlu
Han dynasty
The figure wearing simple loose garments, cast with both hands planted
at the waist and standing above a recessed circular platform, surrounded
by four chi dragons depicted in muscular bodywork, elongated tail
and twisted heads, its face framed with prominent beard and head
supporting a large semi-spherical cup further surmounted by a pierced
cover, showing the mountain ranges in flames and decorated with bands
of geometrical patterns.
29.8cm high. (2).
HK$40,000 - 60,000
US$5,200 - 7,700

漢 青銅立人博山熏爐

It is rare to find an example of a boshanlu mounted above a figure as
well as an animal. See a comparable excavated example, unearthed in
from a tomb in Hebei province in 1968, in the Hebei Provincial Museum,
Hebei Province, illustrated in Zhongguo Qingtongqi Quanji 12. Qin Han,
Beijing, 1998, p.130, no.128.